Originally Posted by
sinkov
I keep reading that Gareth's experiment, playing an extra attacking player, failed. But did it, Pickford was virtually a spectator, and if it hadn't been for a freak penalty we would have won, the performance was on a par with most previous ones, especially in the Euros where, despite reaching the final, we were laboured and ponderous for the most part. To claim that it 'didn't work' last night, you have to accept that having Phillips in the team instead of Foden or Grealish would have led to a better performance, and if you think that, then I can only suggest you're living in La-La Land.